Some of the greatest chessplayers in history in one photo.
From left to right: Lasker, Alekhine, Capablanca, Marshall, and Tarrasch, St. Petersburg, 1914
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From left to right: Lasker, Alekhine, Capablanca, Marshall, and Tarrasch, St. Petersburg, 1914
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Not the clearest photo, but of some historical interest. 9th round, Karseladze Memorial, Gori 1968. Nona Gaprindashvili is in play v. Aleksandr Bokuchava, on the right Zurab Mikadze faces Mikhail Tal.
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In 1976, Fidelity Chess Challenger 1 was the first commercial chess computer, invented by Sidney Samole (1935-2000), programmed by Ron Nelson, developed for an Altair 8800 with an Intel 8080 CPU. Samole owned Excalibur Electronics in Miami. Voice & Sensory Challenger came next.
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Capablanca and family
Capablanca with his wife Gloria Simoni Betancourt, parents of the young Jose Raul jr. and Gloria (in arms).
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Capablanca with his wife Gloria Simoni Betancourt, parents of the young Jose Raul jr. and Gloria (in arms).
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⭕️ Irving Chernev
⭕️ Chess Master and Chess Author
♦️ Irving Chernev was a chess player and prolific Russian-American chess author. He was born in Pryluky in the Russian Empire and emigrated to the United States in 1920. Chernev was a national master strength player, and was obsessed with chess.
▪️ Born: January 29, 1900
Pryluky, Russian Empire
▪️ Died: September 29, 1981
San Francisco, United States
▪️ Occupation: chess author
♦️Irving Chernev was born in Priluki in the Ukraine. He was a noted chess author, with books aimed for the beginner to below master level.
Chernev's deep love for the game is obvious to any reader of his books.
He wrote 20 chess books, among them: Chessboard Magic!; The Bright Side of Chess; The Fireside Book of Chess (with Fred Reinfeld); The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played; 1000 Best Short Games of Chess; Practical Chess Endings; Combinations: The Heart of Chess; and Capablanca's Best Chess Endings, the latter highly regarded by Edward Winter.
He passed away in San Francisco, California, USA in 1981.
♦️ A memorable and short game by Chernev
Chess Opening Traps!!!👇🏼
🔹 A Miller vs Irving Chernev
🔹 New York (1928), New York, NY USA
🔹 Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation (C45)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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⭕️ Chess Master and Chess Author
♦️ Irving Chernev was a chess player and prolific Russian-American chess author. He was born in Pryluky in the Russian Empire and emigrated to the United States in 1920. Chernev was a national master strength player, and was obsessed with chess.
▪️ Born: January 29, 1900
Pryluky, Russian Empire
▪️ Died: September 29, 1981
San Francisco, United States
▪️ Occupation: chess author
♦️Irving Chernev was born in Priluki in the Ukraine. He was a noted chess author, with books aimed for the beginner to below master level.
Chernev's deep love for the game is obvious to any reader of his books.
He wrote 20 chess books, among them: Chessboard Magic!; The Bright Side of Chess; The Fireside Book of Chess (with Fred Reinfeld); The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played; 1000 Best Short Games of Chess; Practical Chess Endings; Combinations: The Heart of Chess; and Capablanca's Best Chess Endings, the latter highly regarded by Edward Winter.
He passed away in San Francisco, California, USA in 1981.
♦️ A memorable and short game by Chernev
Chess Opening Traps!!!👇🏼
🔹 A Miller vs Irving Chernev
🔹 New York (1928), New York, NY USA
🔹 Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation (C45)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇🏼
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📘 5...c5!?
Kramnik has chosen a sideline instead of 5...Bb4+.
6.N×c5 Nc6 7.Nf3
(7.Nb3 a5 with compensation)
7...N×d4 8.Q×d4 Q×d4 9.N×d4 B×c5 10.Nb5 Ke7 =
Kramnik has chosen a sideline instead of 5...Bb4+.
6.N×c5 Nc6 7.Nf3
(7.Nb3 a5 with compensation)
7...N×d4 8.Q×d4 Q×d4 9.N×d4 B×c5 10.Nb5 Ke7 =
📘 42.Bc3?
Aronian shouldn't have given up the a4-pawn.
(Better is 42.a5
A)42...e4 43.Bc3
B)42...K×d6 43.Bb4+ Kc7 44.Rd6 Qb5 45.Qd2 with counterplay)
42...Q×a4 43.Ra1 Qc6 44.Ra5 Rb5 45.Qa4 Nb6 46.Qa1 R×a5 -+
Aronian shouldn't have given up the a4-pawn.
(Better is 42.a5
A)42...e4 43.Bc3
B)42...K×d6 43.Bb4+ Kc7 44.Rd6 Qb5 45.Qd2 with counterplay)
42...Q×a4 43.Ra1 Qc6 44.Ra5 Rb5 45.Qa4 Nb6 46.Qa1 R×a5 -+
📘 29.Nf4
Liren could have forced his opponent to resign with 29.Nd8!
29...R×d8
(29...B×d8 30.Qe8+ +-; 29...Qe7 30.Q×h5 +-)
30.R×d5 Q×d5 31.Qe8+ +-
29...Nc1 30.Q×h5 Nd3 31.N×d5 Nf7 32.Qe2 Nfe5 33.Be4 +-
Now White has a hard time to exploit his advantage.
Liren could have forced his opponent to resign with 29.Nd8!
29...R×d8
(29...B×d8 30.Qe8+ +-; 29...Qe7 30.Q×h5 +-)
30.R×d5 Q×d5 31.Qe8+ +-
29...Nc1 30.Q×h5 Nd3 31.N×d5 Nf7 32.Qe2 Nfe5 33.Be4 +-
Now White has a hard time to exploit his advantage.